少量 meaning in English

shǎoliàng

a smidgen; a little bit

HSK 7-9adjective16 strokes

Meaning of 少量

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shǎoliàng
  1. a smidgen
  2. a little bit
  3. a few

少量 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè个ge国guó家jiā只zhǐ剩shèng下xià少shǎo量liàng的de长cháng颈jǐng鹿lù。
Only small populations of giraffes remain in this country.

Stroke order for each character

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少 shǎo · few · 4 strokes

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量 liáng · to measure · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 少量.

多少duōshaonumber; amount; somewhat
不少bù shǎomany; quite a few; a good number of
大量dàliànggreat amount; large quantity
商量shāngliangto consult; to talk over
少年shàoniánearly youth; youngster
青少年qīng-shàoniánadolescent; youth
少数shǎoshùsmall number; few
至少zhìshǎoat least; (to say the) least
力量lìliàngpower; force; strength
尽量jǐnliàngas much as possible; to the greatest extent
数量shùliàngamount; quantity; quantitative
缺少quēshǎolack; shortage of

Questions about 少量

What does 少量 mean?

少量 (shǎoliàng) means "a smidgen; a little bit" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 少量?

少量 is made of 2 characters: 少 (4 strokes), 量 (12 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 少量 an HSK word?

Yes. 少量 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.